Czechoslovakia at The 1920 Summer Olympics - Tennis

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Seven tennis players, including one woman, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics, though Bohemia had competed three times. Three of the Czechoslovakian men had previously competed. Skrbková, the lone woman, did not compete in the singles but only as part of a mixed pair with Žemla-Rázný. That pair won the bronze medal, contributing three of the nation's four match wins in 1920. Žemla-Rázný was also involved in the fourth, as part of a men's pair with Ardelt which won its first match before being defeated. The other two men's pairs, as well as all four men's singles players, were defeated in their first match.

Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Karel Ardelt Men's singles Bye Beamish (GBR)
L 6–2, 6–4, 6–3		 Did not advance 17
Jaroslav Just Men's singles Alonso (ESP)
L 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2		 Did not advance 32
Otto Woffek Men's singles Beamish (GBR)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4		 Did not advance 32
Ladislav Žemla-Rázný Men's singles Bye Malström (SWE)
L 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5		 Did not advance 17
Karel Ardelt
Ladislav Žemla-Rázný		 Men's doubles N/A Laloux & Laloux (BEL)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4		 Norton & Raymond (RSA)
L 6–1, 6–4, 6–4		 Did not advance 9
Bohuslav Hykš-Černý
Jaroslav Just		 Men's doubles N/A Bye Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–4		 Did not advance 9
Milada Skrbková
Ladislav Žemla-Rázný		 Mixed doubles N/A Bye Dupont & Laloux (BEL)
W 7–5, 6–4		 Halot & Storms (BEL)
W 7–5, 6–3		 McKane & Woosnam (GBR)
L 9–7, 6–3		 Hansen & Tegner (DEN)
W 8–6, 6–4		 3 !
František Týř
Otto Woffek		 Men's doubles N/A Bye Turnbull & Woosnam (GBR)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–3		 Did not advance 9
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Belgium 3 0 1.000
Denmark 1 0 1.000
France 0 1 .000
Great Britain 0 4 .000
South Africa 0 1 .000
Spain 0 1 .000
Sweden 0 1 .000
Total 4 8 .333
Round Wins Losses Percent
Round of 64 0 2 .000
Round of 32 1 2 .333
Round of 16 1 3 .250
Quarterfinals 1 0 .000
Semifinals 0 1 .000
Final 0 0 –
Bronze match 1 0 1.000
Total 4 8 .333

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